Monster Energy Triumph Factory Racing’s Camden McLellan made history today, securing Triumph’s first-ever MX2 race win. The victory was the result of a stunning performance in race one at the MXGP of Trentino, where McLellan took the holeshot and led every lap aboard the TF 250-X to claim both his and Triumph’s maiden moto victory. An unfortunate crash in race two dashed McLellan’s hopes of an overall podium finish, and he ultimately placed sixth overall on the day.
The Pietramurata circuit hosted the fifth round of the 2025 campaign, and with its rough, rutted, and technically demanding surface, the Italian track is among the most challenging on the calendar. Saturday’s action unfolded under sunny skies, while overnight rain into Sunday made for more challenging conditions.
One week on from landing on the overall podium in Sardinia, McLellan was eager to build on his first top-three finish of the season. The change from deep sand last week to slippery hard-pack this weekend did little to deter the South African, who placed fourth in the MX2 Qualifying Race.
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Camden secured the first holeshot of his career in race one and remained unchallenged. Within a handful of laps, he built up a three-second margin and maintained it to the finish, as the battle for second raged behind him. Riding with confidence at the front of the field, Camden’s impressive performance and stunning race win marked the first Grand Prix moto victory for Camden and Triumph in the MX2 World Championship.
With the overall victory within reach, McLellan started well inside the top 10 in race two. By the end of the third lap, he was up to fourth and challenging for third. However, disaster struck when a small mistake resulted in a crash. Rejoining the race in pain and in 24th position, Camden dug deep to score valuable points, ultimately crossing the finish line in 16th for sixth overall. It was a bittersweet end to the weekend for the South African after his dominant race one victory. Heading into round six next weekend, McLellan remains seventh in the series standings.
Next weekend, and fresh from a history-making Grand Prix in Italy, Camden and Monster Energy Triumph Factory Racing head to Fraunfeld for the MXGP of Switzerland, where Guillem Farres is expected to make his return to racing following injury.
Camden McLellan
“It’s been a very positive weekend for me here in Italy as I picked up my first-ever race win! From the get-go on Saturday, I felt good, and my bike was working perfectly. My starts were also good all weekend and to holeshot and then win race one was amazing. The second race was going good until I hit neutral before a jump and crashed – that ruled out any chance of getting on the overall podium. I want to thank the team for what they do and helping me to get this win, and now the focus is on Switzerland next weekend.”
Vincent Bereni – Monster Energy Triumph Racing Team Manager
“We’ve finally got the race win we’ve been chasing today since we started competing in MX2 last year, and all of the hard work has paid off. For sure it was a shame about Camden’s crash in the second moto, but overall, it’s been a great weekend. Before this race we worked on starts a lot, and that really showed this weekend. Besides that, we didn’t make any changes to the bike throughout the weekend as Camden was happy with the set-up that we thought would work well at this challenging track, and it did, so it shows how well the team is working together. With Camden we have some momentum building and next weekend in Switzerland we can expect Guillem Farres to return to racing too, so things are looking really positive as we head to round six.”
Ian Kimber – Head of Global Racing Programmes, Triumph Motorcycles
“It was great to see Camden take the moto win today, a first for Triumph in MX2, and it continues to show the performance of the TF 250-X. In a seriously competitive field, it shows that our bike is very capable and I’m really pleased for Camden, and the whole Monster Energy Triumph Factory Racing team. An unfortunate incident in the second race meant that Camden couldn’t repeat his win in race two, but I’m sure he’ll bounce back and challenge for the top step of the overall podium very soon.”
Results – Monster Energy MXGP of Trentino
MX2 Race 1
1. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 35:08.624
2. Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) 35:11.651
3. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 35:13.234
4. Liam Everts (Husqvarna) 35:20.534
5. Valerio Lata (Honda) 35:45.506
6. Cas Valk (KTM) 35:48.466
MX2 Race 2
1. Thibault Benistant (Yamaha) 34:47.031
2. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 34:48.853
3. Simon Langenfelder (KTM) 34:50.545
4. Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) 34:51.499
5. Cas Valk (KTM) 35:19.158
6. Oriol Oliver (KTM) 35:23.443
16. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 36:35.544
MX2 Overall
1. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 42pts
2. Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) 40pts
3. Thibault Benistant (Yamaha) 34pts
4. Simon Langenfelder (KTM) 34pts
5. Cas Valk (KTM) 31pts
6. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 30pts
MX2 World Championship Standings
1. Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) 231pts
2. Simon Langenfelder (KTM) 219pts
3. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 213pts
4. Liam Everts (Husqvarna) 203pts
5. Thibault Benistant (Yamaha) 171pts
6. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 169pts
7. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 155pts
18. Guillem Farres (Triumph) 46pts
Race Report by Triumph – Images courtesy of Ray Archer
